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Harrison School

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Harrison School ranks 536 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Harrison School is an elementary school located in Canon City, Colorado, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Fremont Re-1 School District, which is ranked 48 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with its performance on CMAS tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.6% of Harrison students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 35.9% statewide and 27% in the Fremont Re-1 district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.5% to 28.5% in recent years, which is significantly above the state and district averages. Additionally, Harrison School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.35% to 75.66% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools, Harrison School performs significantly worse than the other elementary schools in the Fremont Re-1 district, such as Lincoln School of Science and Technology, Canon Exploratory School, and McKinley Elementary School, which all have higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower dropout rates. The school also performs worse than the elementary schools in the neighboring Fremont Re-2 district, such as Penrose Elementary and Fremont Elementary, which have similar demographic characteristics but better academic outcomes.

472

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,913

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

920 Field Avenue
Canon City, CO 81212-2735

(719) 276-5970

District: Fremont Re-1

Students who attend Harrison School usually attend:

High:

Canon City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 15 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

536^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

230^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Fremont Re-1

48^th of 115Fremont Re-1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	536 of 950	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	659 of 943	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	560 of 933	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	693 of 921	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	560 of 710	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	645 of 965	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	601 of 917	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	671 of 929	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	709 of 914	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.0	674 of 938	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.7	602 of 962	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	611 of 954	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	480 of 935	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.3	627 of 935	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.9	516 of 925	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.7	605 of 872	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.3	492 of 849	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.2	577 of 852	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.3	436 of 829	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.3	450 of 823	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.0	383 of 808	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	441 of 694	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	578 of 684	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	457 of 642	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	474 of 595	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	304 of 351	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	549 of 758	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	520 of 690	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	165 of 337	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.9	283 of 365	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.4	63 of 265	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	86 of 203	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	53 of 75	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	122 of 332	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	122 of 308	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	447 of 700	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	470 of 683	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	442 of 649	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	481 of 594	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	328 of 352	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	547 of 764	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	494 of 693	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	518 of 551	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	523 of 539	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	286 of 288	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	528 of 596	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	307 of 337	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	230 of 469	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	312 of 485	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	363 of 480	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	323 of 448	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	279 of 369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	309 of 458	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	268 of 418	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	292 of 424	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.3	307 of 400	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	334 of 436	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.3	307 of 461	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.1	284 of 454	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	227 of 425	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.8	258 of 422	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	222 of 409	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	230 of 377	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.5	150 of 362	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	133 of 360	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.7	220 of 346	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.5	137 of 340	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.6	211 of 336	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	24.9	250 of 350	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	297 of 363	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	232 of 326	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	205 of 254	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	239 of 352	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	214 of 315	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	129 of 241	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	147 of 244	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	146 of 241	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	93 of 197	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	53 of 114	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	95 of 240	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	148 of 222	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	245 of 352	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	228 of 357	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	227 of 356	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	235 of 328	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	203 of 249	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	259 of 343	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	222 of 317	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	16.4	229 of 273	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	275 of 286	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	239 of 265	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	173 of 203	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	258 of 283	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	176 of 199	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-38 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2024)29th percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)16th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-9 vs state

Science31%-6 vs state

Math21%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Harrison School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Harrison School	Public	K-8	920 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5970	472	37	12.6	71.0%	364 (77.1%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (16.9%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	39.1	536^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.6%		26.2	659^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.1%	123	57.5	40.0	40.4			41.9	35.8	35.0	18.4	24.6			38.1	20.6	36.8	23.8	$17,913
Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	809 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 275-1980	250	14	18.3	34.0%	191 (76.4%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	57.4	388^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.3	377^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.0%	11	57.1	34.6	62.1	60.7	84.0	74.1	62.0	46.4	26.9	42.9	32.1	36.0	33.3	36.4	41.4	37.0	$10,539
Canon Exploratory School	Public	K-8	2855 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6050	316	21	15.4	53.2%	246 (77.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	54.5	409^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.9%		53.1	423^rd of 943 public elementary schools	55.1%	14	38.6	40.6	60.0			57.1	47.4	54.5	40.6	31.1			28.6	36.0	42.2	61.9	$14,812
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	606 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6090	319	23	13.7	67.1%	246 (77.1%)	8 (2.5%)	41 (12.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)	20.4	736^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.5%		12.3	849^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.0%	113	32.6	22.4	31.5				28.9	28.3	8.2	20.4				18.8	25.5		$14,953
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Mc Kinley Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6010	262	21	12.4	61.5%	192 (73.3%)	3 (1.1%)	50 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	29	621^st of 950 public elementary schools	34.6%					(n/a)	31.3	42.3	36.0				37.3	37.5	15.4	24.0				23.9	24.0		$18,401
Lincoln School of Science and Technology	Public	K-5	420 Myrtle Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5830	254	21	12.0	61.0%	201 (79.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)	54.5	408^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.1%		53.9	415^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.0%	7	35.5	51.9	55.9				48.7	25.8	40.4	41.2				36.8	50.0		$17,421
Fremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 West 5th Street	Florence	81226	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 784-6303	441	24	18.3	59.6%	303 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (25.6%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	20.7	731^st of 950 public elementary schools	23.1%		24.3	688^th of 943 public elementary schools	27.0%	43	39.3	22.8	27.8	40.5			32.1	25.0	10.5	14.8	16.7			16.7	14.8		$12,482
Penrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Illinois	Penrose	81240	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 372-6777	281	22	13.0	52.0%	225 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	17.9	767^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.3%		23.5	693^rd of 943 public elementary schools	26.5%	74	31.6	8.7	30.0	32.0			24.2	26.3	15.2	22.5	20.0			20.8	12.8		$13,684
Cresson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 North C Street	Cripple Creek	80813	Teller County	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 689-9230	136	6	21.1	77.2%	113 (83.1%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)								(n/a)		45.0					30.6		20.0					14.3			$30,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison School

How many students attend Harrison School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Harrison School.

What schools do graduates of Harrison School attend?

Students who attend Harrison School usually go on to attend:

High : Canon City High School

What district is Harrison School in?

Fremont Re-1

Is Harrison School a good school?

Harrison School ranks 536^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison School?

Students at Harrison School are 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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